Changing my major
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Was theirs, didn't have to write the 300 page paper that was required to graduate with a degree in History do to the screw up. If they didn't screw up, I would have been a history major my freshman year instead of my sophmore year. The 300 page requirement came up to all new history majors starting in 2001/2002 year, without the screwup I would have been a new history major in 2000/2001 and would have been grandfathered in. Regardless I didn't have to do it.
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The poly sci minor is purely out of interest for the subject. I'm doing the mechanical engineering because I want to design target rifles and target pistols
What'd you do than hippy?I got a degree in Finance and never used it for anything.
Sounds cool, one of the guys that was in my adams training class last month was building kinematic models of our new caseless ammo and SAW. Some pretty cool stuff. Just keep yourself motivated youll be fine.
What? Six figure salaries and 100+ hrs a week right out of school too tough for you nancy boy?
100+ hours a week doing what? Working? Are there 100+ hours in a week? I'd rather sling lattes.
http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/investment-banking-analyst-life-worst-day/
That's worst case scenario, about a 20-22 hrs day. Yay!
When will you find the time to spend your impressive income?
Broken down, the hourly salary for i-banking is not very good. An acquaintance kept track of every hour he worked for Goldman, and his salary.
Sure, it's a huge sum to make straight out of school, but is it worth destroying yourself? My friends haven't been so sure afterwards.
Sure, it's a huge sum to make straight out of school, but is it worth destroying yourself? My friends haven't been so sure afterwards.
Dude - have you been paying NO attention at all to what's going on in the Finance area of the WORLD economy right now?
IT contractor.
I'd work for a few months... take a few months off... work for a few more months... take a few more months off.
It kicked a$$.
Math classes aren't all that interesting but important to the engineering field. It is like putting in time on a stationary trainer so you can be a stronger rider, not fun but important.
How about interpretive dance as a major?
It'll come back, always does, and hopefully right about the time I'm graduating.Dude - have you been paying NO attention at all to what's going on in the Finance area of the WORLD economy right now?
That's a good way to say it.
Don't sweat it... you can always be a banker.
http://www.amazon.com/DAMN-FEELS-GOOD-BE-BANKER/dp/1401309682Don't sweat it... you can always be a banker.
why are people in JCs so obsessed about their "major"? a lot of people I see who transferred from JCs in my undergraduate department drop out after the first semester anyway.
Uh...Hate to break it to you, but it will never come back the way it has in the past.It'll come back, always does, and hopefully right about the time I'm graduating.
Our ENTIRE economy is based on the fact that we have had an overly abundant source of cheap energy and that party is about to end in the next 5 years.
I didn't read this thread, so apologies if this has been covered.
I ended up getting a BA from Cal, when I likely should have done engineering. Because of that choice, I have experienced the following problems when getting jobs:
1. Everyone else trying to get that sales job also has a BA.
2. You can not go into technical sales without a background in engineering/computer science (at least Bay Area).
3. When you are going up against an engineer in the financial word, even when you are more qualified in reality and experience, most firms will take the engineer because of the proven mathematics background.
4. If you want to leave sales, as an engineer, you have a techincal skill that is a VERY strong fallback. BA in [insert non-technical major] is based on reading and theoreticals. Not a strong position.
5. Money: If you are VERY good at sales, your lifetime earnings will kill it over an engineer. But you will be working 60+ hour weeks.
5b. Most engineers I know are working set 9-5 schedules and up until this year (5yrs out of college) were making substantially more than me.
6. Job security: You technical knowledge gives you more sticking power than the guy who is charismatic (see liberal arts major).
Unless you want to be a politician or a lawyer, get a technical/engineering degree. Personality and intelligence shine through when interviewing for a non-technical job. Having a technical base to fall back on is good planning.
I ended up getting a BA from Cal, when I likely should have done engineering. Because of that choice, I have experienced the following problems when getting jobs:
1. Everyone else trying to get that sales job also has a BA.
2. You can not go into technical sales without a background in engineering/computer science (at least Bay Area).
3. When you are going up against an engineer in the financial word, even when you are more qualified in reality and experience, most firms will take the engineer because of the proven mathematics background.
4. If you want to leave sales, as an engineer, you have a techincal skill that is a VERY strong fallback. BA in [insert non-technical major] is based on reading and theoreticals. Not a strong position.
5. Money: If you are VERY good at sales, your lifetime earnings will kill it over an engineer. But you will be working 60+ hour weeks.
5b. Most engineers I know are working set 9-5 schedules and up until this year (5yrs out of college) were making substantially more than me.
6. Job security: You technical knowledge gives you more sticking power than the guy who is charismatic (see liberal arts major).
Unless you want to be a politician or a lawyer, get a technical/engineering degree. Personality and intelligence shine through when interviewing for a non-technical job. Having a technical base to fall back on is good planning.
this.
and this.ridiculous said:
it's all about discipline & problem solving, even if you're "bored with math"
only if he brings his own pole
montashu, i really hope for the sake of your very tightly woven sphere of influence you're taking these posts to heart. who knows, maybe one day you'll be punished with a baby.
don't be young & cocky; just be young: use the fact you have no significant life commitments & knuckle down, son.